Cruising down the freeway means sharing the road with 18-wheelers that weigh more than 10 times as much as your vehicle. If that trucker is aggressive or inattentive, or if there is something wrong with the truck or its freight, the outcome can be devastating.
If your loved one was injured or killed in a tractor-trailer accident, you can turn to the law firm of Phillips & Pelly to pursue justice and fair compensation. Our legal team can promptly investigate and evaluate your possible lawsuits against the trucking company. Contact us immediately for a free consultation.
San Diego Tractor Trailer Accident Attorneys
Truck accidents claimed 318 lives in California alone in 2009 and sent thousands of others to the hospital. Because of this grave danger to the public, tractor-trailers and over-the-road truckers are subject to strict state and federal regulations.
Tractor Trailer Accidents & Negligence
We represent injury victims in San Diego, Poway, Vista and throughout San Diego County. In pursuing damages for our clients, we examine every facet of the crash scene, the driver and the trucking company to uncover the negligence:
- Driver fatigue or distraction
- Tailgating resulting in a rear-end collision
- Speeding or driving too fast for conditions
- Changing lanes or merging into traffic
- Turning or pulling out into oncoming traffic
- Poor maintenance (brakes, tires, lights, etc.)
- Unsecured freight or shifting loads
- Negligent hiring and training
One of the most common causes of truck accidents is drivers who are inattentive, drowsy or actually fall asleep because of fatigue. Federal law limits the number of consecutive hours at the wheel and dictates rest periods between shifts. Long-haul truckers and their employers routinely violate these rules and falsify logbooks to cover it up; we act quickly to obtain logs, maintenance records, GPS and "black box" data and other evidence to establish liability.
Pursuing Full Compensation for the Devastation
Once we accept your case, we will prove damages for personal injury or wrongful death in these crashes, including long-term compensation for catastrophic injuries such as brain injury, paralysis, crushed and broken bones, and disabling back and neck injuries. We work with the victim, the family and many professionals to project future care needs and lost earnings and to detail a lawsuit for the pain and suffering and lost quality of life.
Phillips & Pelly will handled tractor-trailer accidents on I-5, I-15, I-8, the 805 and the many trucking corridors criss-crossing San Diego County, from jackknife accidents and head-on collisions to cars forced off the road by truckers.
We Handle Everything. We Help With Everything.
Phillips & Pelly helps with the immediate aftermath, such as access to medical care for the uninsured or replacement of your wrecked vehicle. Once we accept a case and investigate liability and insurance, we deal with the insurance companies so that our clients can focus on healing and rebuilding their shattered lives. Call 858-345-5929 or contact us online for a free case evaluation. There are no fees unless we recover compensation.
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